UK (England & Wales)
George studied philosophy, politics and economics at Balliol College, University of Oxford.
George has over 25 years’ experience in the capital markets, particularly focussing on securitisations.
As a counsel based in London, George deals with legal and regulatory queries from across the firm’s international finance practice, drafts precedent documentation and legal opinions, provides tailored training to lawyers and clients, monitors and summarises legal and regulatory developments, drafts practical memoranda on legal and regulatory topics and participates in external consultations and conferences.
In 2001, George spent nine months on secondment with a major UK and international bank, where he focussed on securitisation and in 2007 he spent a year as Head of Securitisation Legal at the London office of an international investment bank.
George’s credentials include:
George is the author of The Law and Practice of Securitisation (Sweet & Maxwell), the definitive legal book on English and EU securitisation and structured finance law and regulation, together with Alex Shopov.
In 2016, George co-authored a Guidance Note on the use of electronic signatures for a joint working party of the Law Society of England and Wales and the City of London Law Society.
Since 2011, he has participated in the development of the Prime Collateralised Securities project, aimed at revitalising the European securitisation market.
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